Fletcher Library Offers Cuban Novel

The Friends of the Library continues to host book discussions in April.  The book choice for April is Dreaming in Cuban by Christina Garcia.  From Library Journal, Garcia’s first novel is about Cuba, her native country, and three generations of del Pino women who are seeking spiritual homes for their passionate, often troubled souls.  Celia del Pino and her descendants also share clairvoyant and visionary powers that somehow remain undiminished, despite the Cuban revolution and its profound effect upon their lives.  This dichotomy suffuses their lives with a potent mixture of superstition, politics and surrealistic charm that gives the novel an otherworldly atmosphere.  Garcia tells their story with an economy of words and a rich, tropical imagery, setting a brisk but comfortable pace.  Highly recommended.

Copies of the book are available to borrow at the Library.  The group will meet April 24^th in the Community Room of Fletcher Memorial Library at 7 pm.  Please enter from the rear parking lot of the library. New people are always welcome to come and enjoy a fun, stimulating evening with really nice people.   All of our programs are free and accessible to people with disabilities.

Winter Program

The Third Thursday Program for April is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Library and the Ludlow Garden Club.  The program is Perennial Gardening-Food for the Soul led by Virginia Small, Master Gardener. Small has been gardener for more than 30 years and is the past Chair of the Rutland County Chapter of the Vermont Master Gardeners and speaks on many aspects of gardening for organizations such as OSHER and the Audubon Society.  Small has also been a guest on talk radio programs. There will be a discussion on starting a garden in less than optimum conditions; giving new life to an old garden; adding fragrance to a garden; and garden blooms for eight months of the year.  Small will also relate her personal experience regarding how gardening, while physically challenged, vastly improved the quality of her life.  The group will met April 17 at 2:00 pm in the community room.  All of our programs are free and open to the public.